Our big move: Part 2
…surviving, but there was a lot of unnecessary patriarchal reinforcement surrounding his conscious decision to take time to be home with and love his family full time. The comment that…
Ethos closing in on broadband construction start date
…poles will physically support most of Ethos’s fiber-optic lines, informed the Sierra County Commission that SEC’s existing power poles were too short to meet governmental regulations. SEC asked the commission…
Truth or Consequences’ city-owned electric utility has a 20-percent transmission loss
…is .1137 cents, according to Electricity Local’s website, electricitylocal.com, which has made a study of electric rates nationwide. The Sierra County Sun compared electric rates in three similar-sized cities in…
Elephant Butte declares emergency
…or via the local radio station. Public comment is to be submitted to Clerk-Treasurer Rani Bush via email, cityclerk@cityofeb.com. Rani has also been charged with tracking costs of the emergency. …
Petition to Protect T or C’s Historic Downtown and Dark Skies
Editor’s Note: The following letter was presented to the Truth or Consequences City Commission during the public comment portion of its meeting today. Signed by 35 citizens and business owners,…
Analysis: City commission shows favoritism in application of zoning code
…owner, whose two land-use applications were supposed to be put to public hearing Oct. 14. The city commission once again superseded the planning and zoning commission last week, favoring this…
Police reform bills sweep the virtual statehouse, but outcome uncertain
…session, with the Roundhouse emptied of its typical throngs of onlookers. Virtual meetings have opened the hearings to people across the state to voice comments from home, but also insulated…
Truth or Consequences City Commission rubber stamps preliminary budget
The three newly-installed Truth or Consequences City Commissioners asked no probing questions and gave no analysis or direction on the 2020-2021 preliminary budget to City Manager Morris Madrid and then…
Nor-Lea Special Hospital District CEO David Shaw attributes success to public engagement
…soliciting feedback from a broad spectrum of community members. “I think most of the people know me. I’ve built a lot of relationships in the community.” Another key to the…
Madrid turns Fenn’s lights and heat back on a week later—after Assistant Attorney General intercedes
…exemption of 30 to 40 businesses downtown from the smart-meter installation program. None of the commissioners has ever responded. The city commission has held its silence with the community, as…